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Table 2 Average absolute and relative OOP health expenditure

From: Assessing the inequality in out-of-pocket health expenditure among the chronically and non-chronically ill in Saudi Arabia: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis

Characteristic

Categories

Chronically ill

Non-chronically ill

Absolute

OOP

Relative

OOP

Absolute

OOP

Relative

OOP

Predisposing factors

 Gender

Male

649.06

7.2%

378.25

4.5%

Female

669.30

8.2%

527.92

5.7%

 Age group

18–29 years

865.62

8.7%

493.37

5.6%

30–39 years

626.93

7.5%

376.22

4.3%

40–49 years

557.89

8.3%

443.92

4.7%

50–59 years

627.79

7.1%

491.51

5.3%

 ≥ 60 years

696.27

7.7%

398.61

6.1%

 Marital status

Unmarried

551.30

8.6%

538.04

6.0%

Married

688.91

7.4%

391.75

4.5%

Enabling factors

 Education level

Below primary school

567.56

8.6%

295.04

5.5%

Primary school

642.97

9.0%

315.36

5.3%

Intermediate school

670.59

7.2%

372.75

5.5%

Secondary school

677.27

6.2%

456.34

5.1%

Pre university diploma

970.73

6.2%

472.42

3.8%

Higher education

785.00

5.7%

557.96

4.8%

 Economic status

Poorest quintile

321.70

11.4%

164.71

6.3%

Second quintile

490.07

9.4%

315.01

5.9%

Middle quintile

506.82

6.4%

401.66

5.0%

Fourth quintile

799.28

6.4%

543.96

4.4%

Richest quintile

1233.07

4.1%

880.86

3.4%

 Employment status

Unemployed

706.60

8.6%

501.35

5.8%

Employed

567.79

6.9%

389.00

4.2%

Retired

642.09

6.4%

550.81

5.8%

 Insurance status

Not insured

656.56

8.9%

520.05

5.8%

Insured

664.16

4.6%

304.24

3.6%

Need factors

 Self-rated health

Very bad or bad

842.14

8.9%

561.11

19.6%

Mediocre

637.52

8.5%

485.12

9.8%

Good or very good

628.19

6.9%

444.21

4.9%

 Period check-ups

No periodic check-ups

657.85

9.2%

376.41

4.7%

Periodic check-ups

658.88

7.4%

585.00

5.7%

Average

 

658.75

7.6%

444.98

5.0%